Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-10-18
MISCELLANEOUS.


AssAULTING WILLIAM KORAN.
This afternoon, In the Police Court, Policemen
william H. Matthews and william H. Mooney, OF
the sixth precinct, were charged with assaulting
william Koran. Mr.. Gloss appeared for the de-
PENDANTS and asked that the witnesses
be separated. The court declined TO
grant the request Mr.. Lavender appeared
for the Government Koran TESTIFIED that on the
25th OF last month he was arrested on charge OF
disordery conduct by the defendants near tne cor
arrested him and Christopher Judge and took
them TO the patrol-box. Mooney arresting James
Grady. When they arrived at the patrol box wit
ness Slipped out OF his coat and was walking away
when Matthews struck him on the head. He stag
gered toward Of1cer Mooney. and the latter struck
him and knocked him back toward Matthew'S and
the latter struck him again.
.Wnat was you arrested for.- asked the court.
"Disorderly conduct" he answered
"You say you slipped out of your coat" said the
ot the ae RECKLESS Way the oce were
holding US" answered witness
IAN escaping prisoner" said the Judge, ''must
.But the oficer has not the right TO beat the
prisoner" said Mr.. Lavender.
sAss point said the usss
WIN. Grady testified that he heard the blows
Horan, he said, was lying on his back when the
blow was struck. The officer who had two pris-
oners, he said, did not strike a single blow.
Kate Roach testified that she saw Oficer Mat
thews kick Koran twice In the side.
James Grady, who was arrested with Hooan,
testified that while they were at the patrol box ne
heard Mooney tell his partner TO 'kill the - OF a
=" Witness saw both officers strike Horan, and
afterward heard Mooney threaten TO kill Koran II
he a,s rs While h
struck Koran with the other. He said that he had
served six months Tor resisting or assaultlng, an
lie did not care to be caught q second time"
Mr.. Gloss Introduced the record Of the arrest TO
show that Koran was tried and nned. two Others
forfeited their collaterals, and another pleaded
guilty and was fined.
the parties for dsorderly conduct. He took Koran
and Chris Judge, and they resisted on the way TO
the patrol box. 0ricer Mooney had one prisoner
who, he said. haa previously drawn a butcher.
knife on him. put his hand on his pocket and he
bis Fingers VIII h sn epS o,s MILE al sss
witness. He struck the latter In the head twice,
but denied striking or kicking him after he had
fallen. Koran was the worst one In the crowd
Officer Mooney gave similar Testimony. He
said he knew the dangerous character OF the the
men, two OF them being under bonds Tor assault
lost his club, and when the latter was being as
saulted he struck Koran with his club.
Eldridge Nickens, colored, testined that he saw
Ella Anderson, colored, testified that she saw
Koran attempt 10 escape and saw the ofncer re-
IIS
0fficer oliver testlfled that no physician was
called TO attend Koran az the station Is he testi
ned 10.
WHAT TIE JUDGE ekD.
"An oficer," said the Judge, "has no night 70
assault prisoner and he also has not 70 take as
saults at the hands OF prisoner In making arrests
where the ofYicers know the dangerous character
OF the prisoner he should be very cautious IL the
without any proyocation the defendants would
certainiy be punished. The court II not entirely
clear from the testimony where the responsolnty
rests and VIII take the personal recognizanos o.
the defendenta"
MARRIAGE LTcKSsEs-Marriage licenses have
heen issued nv the clerk OF the court TO Elisha
IittlefOrd and Ella X Garner, Prince George
county Nd Jno n. Gently and mary Ilnfiet; JACOB
Kaufman and Isabel BlumenthAl; Robert n
smith and Annie X Mckenzie; A;stapleA Of Lu-
NcOlrr and Mary condor; Jesse Z; carr and clara
W. II Large OF tarsingourg, n. r. and kltEabeth
g. smith Of Mechanicsyflle, n. T.; X l. Ryan and
Hary w. Nyttnger; Geo H johnson and Mary Z.
Josspnine II. Carter. Of NJ MERIDIAN. Va
CnAnas or R1cIzvNe efoaHn Honsy.-De-
reSsed Chss. Hand and Moss Jackson. both COL
ored On 4 charge Of receiving nom VIM. DICKSON,
colofed So0 alleged % have oeep stolen from the
house Of Tho6 d Mcraxiands IN South Washing
| bon several weeks ago. Jackson said that Dick
| IN rave him $50 BlAnd oeo1ed that Dtckson gave
I him M monAy, but nai0 ynal ~ borrowed so
from Dickson. The prisoners are held Tor . hear.
| ing1n the Police Court to-morow.